Jam Gen Health: Are We There Yet?

When I was a kid, my family made several road trips from my hometown of St. John’s, Newfoundland to Quebec… Read more Jam Gen Health: Are We There Yet?

Jam Gen Love: The Smoking Account

My mother quit smoking on October 16, 1977. I know this date precisely because it was such a momentous event… Read more Jam Gen Love: The Smoking Account

I didn’t even try to park in the parking lot of the long-term care home where my mother resides –… Read more Jam Gen Health: Vaccination Day

Even in the good years, getting through a trip around the sun can feel like a Herculean effort. Each lunar… Read more Jam Gen Calendar: A Guided Tour Around the Sun

I look at my mother sitting across from me in her wheelchair, a wheeled hospital-style overbed table situated between us.… Read more Jam Gen Health: A Visit with My Mother

So you’ve seen the kids (or grandkids) off to school after the longest summer break in recent memory. Finally!! How’s… Read more Jam Gen Health: More COVID Realizations

It’s been over ten weeks since I last saw my mother in person. The call informing me that I could… Read more Jam Gen Health: A Call with My Mother